You Want Unity? Seriously?

 

It’s like asking a person who has gone through four years of unjustified, ceaseless torture to join up with you in running the country. Let’s be unified?

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

First, let me say that I’m not a person who takes revenge, which I define as exacting punishment for a wrong in a resentful spirit. But I do feel motivated to avenge this corrupt election: I do want to inflict punishment as an act of retributive justice. At one time revenge and avenge meant the same thing, but I think the subtle difference is relevant in this situation.

Joe Biden is not justified in asking for unity. In the last four years, the Democrats and the media have scorned the President and the Presidency. They have lied, distorted, and planned ceaselessly, every single day, to destroy President Trump. Attacking the President, his family, his staff, and his supporters with such derision and hatefulness does not warrant any effort on the part of the Republicans to come anywhere close to trying to unify the government. In effect, the Democrats violated every code of integrity, decency, and truthfulness in their efforts. Political parties always have a certain amount of feuding that happens, but to begin attacking the President before he even took office is detestable. There needs to be accountability.

In addition to choosing to avenge the President’s treatment, I think we need to understand what Biden means by unity: don’t get in our way. He can’t possibly believe that the Republicans will support a far-Left agenda. Joining in his plans to destroy the country economically by trying to initiate climate change legislation, increase taxes, continue to abuse our education curricula, remove tariffs with the Chinese, pass onerous regulations against businesses—there is no way that can happen with our complicity. It not only would eliminate the economic growth that occurred during Trump’s time in office, but would take the country into an economic tailspin.

But Biden’s using the word “unity,” when other words might have been more appropriate is a “tell.” If he had said cooperation or negotiating in government, I might have had a different reaction. But Biden is addressing the entire country, more specifically Republicans. He’s talking to us, the citizens on the Right:

He wants us to make believe that the last four years never happened.

He wants us to be willing to put aside our differences and support their agenda.

He wants us to forget those who insulted, attacked, and harassed us, even making sure that people lost their jobs.

He wants us to make believe that there is no cancel culture, that it’s okay if the mainstream media continues to berate us, that we should be helpful and cooperative, just like the Republicans of old.

You destroyed any possibility of our working with you. You have no idea how deplorable we can be.

No matter who finally wins the election, you will lose.

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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    Susan asked that HeavyWater and I retire from this post in Comment #125, then she threw a punch at my in Comment #126, and now you are throwing a punch at me in Comment #129, and a punch at NT’s in Comment #130. (And Bryan will throw his own punch in the next comment #133). I am far too much a counter puncher to ignore thrown elbows.

    @garyrobbins, where in the wide, wide world of sports are you coming from? Have you ever actually thrown a punch (not digitally, in meat world). Haver you ever actually taken a punch (not digitally, in meat world).

    I doubt it, so: If not, then stop it. You denigrate those of us that throw and take real world punches. Find another metaphor, Petunia.

    And the alleged ‘puncher’ is mild-mannered @susanquinn!! Good grief, Susan is one of the nicest members here.  @garyrobbins, re-read comment #126. She was asking for clarity on what you meant, nothing more. C’mon Man!

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